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KEY FACTS

Official name
North Hobart Football Club

Known as
North Hobart

Nickname
Demons

Nickname
Robins

Formed
1881 (disbanded 2013 with the formation of Hobart City; reformed 2018)

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Union; Hobart City; North Hobart Reserves; North Hobart WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1895–2000, 2009–2013, 2018–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Southern Football League (SFL) 2001–2008

Home Ground
North Hobart Oval

Senior Premierships
1902, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1928-9, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-9-40-1, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1961-2, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1991-2, 2003 (28 total) Tasmanian State Premierships - 1914, 1920, 1923, 1929, 1936, 1939-40-1, 1945, 1961-2, 1969 (12 total)

Most Games
265 by Don McLeod

Headquarters
1-5 Ryde St, North Hobart Oval, North Hobart, TAS 7002

Postal Address
PO Box 38, North Hobart, TAS, 7002

Email
gm@nhfc.net.au

Website
nhfc.com.au

North Hobart



"...North Hobart proceeded to West Park, Burnie for the state premiership decider and what turned out to be one of the most dramatic and controversial matches in Australian football history..."

John Devaney examines the history of the North Hobart Football Club.

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1956 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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North Hobart's 1956 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H North Hobart 15.12 102 WON New Town 10.13 73 29 NHO Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A North Hobart 13.9 87 LOST Hobart 15.17 107 -20 NHO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A North Hobart 10.10 70 WON Sandy Bay 9.9 63 7 QBO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A North Hobart 11.8 74 LOST New Norfolk 12.10 82 -8 BOY May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H North Hobart 22.12 144 WON Clarence 13.4 82 62 NHO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A North Hobart 13.13 91 WON New Town 12.13 85 6 NTO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H North Hobart 15.15 105 WON Hobart 7.12 54 51 NHO Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
8 H North Hobart 10.10 70 WON Sandy Bay 9.14 68 2 NHO Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H North Hobart 15.14 104 WON New Norfolk 6.8 44 60 NHO Sep 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A North Hobart 14.13 97 WON Clarence 5.8 38 59 BEL Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H North Hobart 14.13 97 WON New Town 9.16 70 27 NHO Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A North Hobart 16.14 110 WON Hobart 12.7 79 31 NHO Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A North Hobart 9.8 62 LOST Sandy Bay 11.14 80 -18 QBO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A North Hobart 11.10 76 WON New Norfolk 8.15 63 13 BOY Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H North Hobart 9.14 68 WON Clarence 6.12 48 20 NHO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H North Hobart 6.57.78.911.12 78 WON Sandy Bay 2.04.36.48.5 53 25 NHO Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H North Hobart 2.25.26.67.10 52 LOST New Town 3.15.36.78.7 55 -3 NHO Sep 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.